Kurt Schaefer Physical Science Honors Periods 1 & 2 email: kurt.schaefer@bvsd.org Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:10 - 4:00 pm; N240 NOTE: I will leave previous assignments on this page, so be sure to check the dates carefully. 5/-12-5/16 Mon: Get any images/sounds/movies for Powerpoint Presentation and put of flash drive. Tues: Wed/Thurs: Answer these questions from the presentations: 1)What is the mach number of the following speed: 950 m/s? 2)Draw two waves that undergo: - constructive interference - destructive interference 3)Explain why the intensity of sound diminishes over large distances (as it travels). Fri: 5/5-5/9 Mon: Study pretest for test tomorrow on Energy Tues: Wave calculations Wed/Thurs: Read/Write definitions of bold-faced words in EITHER (1) Secion 23-5 in the purple physical science book (in the classroom) or (2) Sections 10.5-10.7 in your physics textbook at home. Fri: problems 34 & 35 on p.342 in physics book, 4-28-5/2 Mon: Tues: Energy Pre-test Wed/Thurs: Fri: 4/21-4/25 Mon: If needed: use new lab data. Do calculations/questions Tues: Finish calculations to the Energy Lab Wed/Thurs: Fri: Conservation of energy worksheet 4/14-4/18 Mon: Read p.182-184. Write a 1-2 sentence description of each type of energy Tues: Wed/Thurs: (due Monday): - Finish pulley lab calculations (fill in data table) - Answer questions in part B (not A) on the lab handout Fri: 4/7-4/11 Mon: Forces, work & power pretest Tues: Wed/Thurs: Study pre-test for test tomorrow. Fri: 3/31-4/4 Mon: Finish both sides of forces worksheet from class Tues: Finish "Work" handout Wed/Thurs: Finish Human Horsepower lab calculations Fri: Work & Power handout (do the odd questions) 3/17-3/21 Mon: Review for test on kinematic equations tomorrow. Tues: Finish the Forces handout Wed/Thurs: Re-visit the Forces handout from Tuesday. Be sure it's complete! Fri: 2/25-2/29 Mon: Do #1-4 on the "Motion with Uniform Acceleration" worksheet. Tues: Do #1-4 on Kinematics #2 Wed/Thurs: Finsish Kinematics #2 worksheet Fri: Review for Kinematic Equations test on Tuesday 2/18-2/22 Mon: Tues: Read p. 84-86 in book. Do #1-2 on p. 89 Wed/Thurs: Using the graph of the ball drop measured by the motion sensor, calculate the acceleration due to gravity. Fri: Do the analysis questions at the bottom of the lab handout (Having a ball with freefall) 2/4-2/8 Mon: Acceleration #2 Tues: Wed/Thurs: Fri: 1/28-2/1 Mon: Finish Pre-test Tues: Study for Friday's Quiz: Simple Motion Wed/Thurs: see above Fri: (1) Check over acceleration labs. Turn in Mon (2) P.40 (in book). Q1 & 2 1/21-1/25 Mon: Tues: Wed/Thurs: Study for quiz on Friday: Moles! Fri: 1/14-1/17 Mon: Due Wed: Data and Results of SF Experiment. Tues: See above Wed/Thurs: Work on SF Poster (the fair is next Wed/Thurs!) Fri: 1/7-1/11 Mon: Finish backside of "Calculating A Slope" Tues: Do Practice Problems 1-4 following our in-class work. Wed/Thurs: Finish Lab Activity Fri: 12/17-12/20 Mon: Review for this week's quiz: Balancing Chemical Reactions & Reaction Types Tues: Wed/Thurs: Fri: Winter Break Assignment: Have fun! 12/10-12/14 Mon: Worksheet: Balancing chemical equations Tues: Optional: Balancing Chemical equations #2 Wed/Thurs: Identify the type of chemical reaction (synthesis, decomposition, double replacement or single replacement reaction) in the balancing chemical equations handout from monday. Fri: 12/3-12/7 Mon: Review pre-test for the quiz tomorrow on covalent bonding Tues: Print out (do not fill out) all paperwork for Science Fair (per class discussion). Wed/Thurs: Fill out all required paperwork for science fair. (from sciserv.org) Note: Abstract does NOT need to be completed. Also, the research plan is the proposal, materials and procedure you've already turned in. Fri: Balance the following chemical reactions: (Sorry! This script does not allow for substripts!!) CS2 + Cl2 = CCl4 + S2Cl2 AgNO3 + H2S = Ag2S + HNO3 Zn(OH)2 + H3PO4 = Zn3(PO4)2 + H2O CO + Fe2O3 = Fe + CO2 11/26-11/30 Mon: (1) Final Science Fair proposal with revisions, due Wed/Thurs (lab day). (2) Finish Chemical Pursuit, due Wed/Thurs (lab day) Tues: see above Wed/Thurs: Covalent Bonding Handout Fri: Science Fair project (1)Materials and (2) Procedure. (Please be sure the Procedure is in a numbered, step-by-step format). 11/13-11/16 Tues: Finish the Periodic Trends graphs and questions. Wed/Thurs: Study for Quiz: Ionic Bonding Fri: 11/5-11/9 Mon: Three-paragraph essay describing the physical and chemical properties of metals, nonmetals and metalloids Tues: Wed/Thurs: Finish periodic trends graphs/questions Fri: 10/29-11/2 Mon: Study for Atomic Structure test Tues: Bring in all science fair paperwork and a laptop (if you have one) Wed/Thurs: Science Fair proposal (due Friday) Fri: Predict the ionic compound that forms when the following react: 1) Mg + S 2) K + N 3) Sr + F 4) Be + Br 5) Ca + P 10/23-10/26 Tues/Wed: 1) dentify the experimental variable in your Science Fair experiment 2) Identify all control variables in your science fair experiment Fri: Draw the following atoms with proper energy levels: Fuorine-21 Arsenic-78 Calcium-38 2 isotopes of sulfur 10/15-10/19 Mon: Atomic Structure worksheet Tues: Flame Lab Follow-Up Question: Paragraph describing how you could determine the identity of the metals in a liquid mixture of two metal atoms. Wed/Thurs: Fri: 10/8-10/12 Mon: Tues: Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment Questions Wed/Thurs: Identify that ion that each group (column) forms on the Periodic Table you built in class based on how many electrons they gain/lose to get a complete outer shell. Fri: 9/17-9/20 Mon: Study for Quiz: Density, Scientific Notation and Graphing Tues: Write a paragraph: In your own words, what distinguishes solids, liquids and gases? Wed/Thurs: Fri: 9/10-9/14 Mon: Finish typing up up your Catapult Lab (due Wed/Thursday before lab) Tues: see above. Also, finish the sig fig handout we started in class. Wed/Thurs: Be sure all of your density calculations are completed (last column in data table). Fri: Period 1: Make a graph of your data and fit it with a straight line. Period 2: How does the equation of your line (on the excel graph) relate to the density of your unknown metal(s)? 9/4-9/7 Tues: Either (1) Test corrections (if scored below an 18/20) or (2) The challenge problems given in class. Wed/Thurs: Make a full-page graph (on graph paper) of your data. Do NOT "connect the dots." Fri: Type up JUST the procedures and conclusions that you wrote in class for the Catapult lab. 8/27-8/31 Mon: Study for a Quiz tomorrow on Metric Conversions. Use "Metric Conversions #2" as your study guide. Tues: Scientific Notation #2 Wed/Thurs: Short paragraph on sources of error in Rainbow Lab Fri: Significant figures handout 8/20-8/24 Mon: 2 Problems from whiteboard in class. SHOW ALL WORK! Tues: Wkst: Conversions #1. Do problems 1,4,5,7,8. SHOW ALL WORK! Wed/Thurs: Wkst: Conversions #1. Do problems 9-13. SHOW ALL WORK! Fri: Conversions #2.